Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Nayar river is vanishing - a yatra reveals conservation goes beyond science and policy" appearing in ‘The Down To Earth’ dated 03.06.2025. The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Nayar …
Guwahati, Feb. 28: The Tarun Gogoi government has not taken a stand on the Supreme Court ruling in favour of the river-linking project as the subject was in the “national interest”, but said it would not allow Assam’s needs to be compromised. The Opposition BJP, on the other hand, came …
A slag-choked Subernarekha may hope to breathe easy sometime soon. The Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB) — possibly chastised by a CAG report on Jharkhand’s poor conservation of rivers — has served a 15-day deadline to steel wire manufacturer Usha Martin, asking it to state measures taken to check …
The Brahmaputra has the potential to emerge as the medium of peace and development in this part of the globe involving China, India and Bangladesh. But, it has become a bone of contention due to the Government of India’s sticking to the idea of first user’s right to counter the …
The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to set up a committee to plan implementation of the project to interlink rivers, which was a brainchild of the NDA government under then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Noting that further delay would only make the project, meant to fight drought, even …
In the remote Kailashnagar village (Jalore district), on the border of Rajasthan and Gujarat, lives Parbhu Ram, a farmer who has never been to either Punjab or Haryana. But Parbhu knows about the grievous damage to once-fertile soils of India’s grain bowl — all due to years of overuse of …
The Indian Supreme Court yesterday ordered the government to implement an ambitious project to link the major rivers of the region in a “time-bound manner”. The court also appointed a high-powered committee to plan and put into action the Rs 5,00,000 crore scheme. The river-linking project was first devised in …
HAFLONG, Feb 26 – Following destruction of water sources by the construction companies in the name of Mahasarak and BG, the entire populace in Haflong area is hit by acute water crisis. Though Haflong is surrounded by several rivers and rivulets, but for the wanton collection of stones from river …
SHILLONG, Feb 26 – The mineral-rich Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya faces an acute drinking water crisis as major rivers there have been declared “unfit” for human use due to high level of acidity caused by unscientific mining. The rivers close to coal mining areas and cement plants have acquired …
Water is a strategic resource. So strategic, in fact, that it can trigger wars. In Water: Asia’s New Battleground, strategic analyst Brahma Chellaney looks at the defence and strategic affairs value of water and places it centre-stage in the economic development and security of Asia. The book blitz-builds the case …
PUNE: "Pune is in trouble today as the rivers are turning into nullahs and Puneites are breathing polluted air. The pollutant particulate matter has fine particles and goes inside your body through inhalation and reaches the blood stream. Not only it can cause respiratory problems and asthma, but also heart …
The Supreme Court today directed the Centre to implement the ambitious interlinking of rivers project in a time-bound manner and appointed a high-powered committee for its planning and implementation. Observing that the project has already been delayed resulting in an increase in its cost, a three-judge Bench headed by the …
Climate change is altering the face of the Himalayas, devastating farming communities and making Mount Everest increasingly treacherous to climb, some of the world’s top mountaineers have warned. Apa Sherpa, the Nepali climber who has conquered Mount Everest a record 21 times, said he was disturbed by the lack of …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Deepak Kumar Vs State of Haryana & Ors dated 27/02/2012 regarding quarrying in the river beds of Yamuna, Tangri, Markanda, Ghaggar, Krishnavati River basin, Dohan River basin etc and extraction of minor minerals.
Supreme Court has ruled that States and Union Territories can now grant leases for mining minor minerals in less than 5 hectares or renew them only after prior approval from the MoEF. Supreme Court order dated 27-02-2012 (SLP (C) No. 19628-19629 of 2009 on illegal mining. See Also Report: Impact …
Power projects to store water for peak-load requirement during daytime. Diverted from their natural course and buried in tunnels to generate power, major rivers in the state are bound to go nocturnal during the lean period with the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) allowing independent power producers to “over-design” power projects …
This video presents the talk by Vimal Bhai, Matu Jan Sangathan on green clearances at the Anil Agarwal Dialogues, organised by CSE at New Delhi, during February 24-25, 2012.
This document contains the presentation by Partha J Das of Aaranyak, Guwahati (Assam) on "Green clearance to HEPs in NE India: Issues and concerns", at the Anil Agarwal Dialogues on green clearances organised by CSE at New Delhi during February 24 - 25, 2012.
This video presents the talk by Raghuvir Pradhan, Ekta Parishad, Chhattisgarh on green clearances at the Anil Agarwal Dialogues, organised by CSE at New Delhi, during February 24-25, 2012
Collector visits the completed revetment wall and ramp at Punavasal village Flood prevention works taken up along the Kollidam river in Thanjavur district by the Public Works Department (PWD) are nearing completion. The works were started in October 2010. Out of the total works taken up at a cost of …
The Centre on Thursday ordered a probe into the circumstances leading to the collapse of two sluice gates of Farakka Barrage, which reportedly led to excess water flow to neighbouring Bangladesh. The order came a day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking a …
